Its 1:35 PM on March 5th, 2012 and yet another weekend has passed and week of possibly nothing or possibly something has come calling. I wanted to write to all you out there that may be in the same position I am in right now. Let me tell you a bit of where I am right now and how frustrating it is, perhaps it will make a difference and we can all get better from it.
Right now I am 33 years old, been out of school for a while, got my Master Degree in 2006 in Banking and never worked a day in the field. Some would say why, others would say Idiot, I say both to be straight with you. I never took the opportunity to get internships while in school, which was a huge mistake when I look back. I took this particular degree over a traditional MBA because I was scared to take the GMAT test, I was scared it would be like the SAT where I basically embarrassed myself and my family with the score I got of 960, horrifying. I told myself I wasn't good enough to get it done, I wouldn't have a school to go to after my undergraduate performance which I carded a 3.1 GPA combined with a low GMAT score. I would end up going to a low level school and be wasting money, little did I know that I did that without even trying. I wasted all that money on the designation of a Masters Degree, but not the influence it usually carries, all because I didn't try hard enough. I want you all to learn to look at all your options first before making a decision.
So I come to you now from Florida, having worked in the Real Estate industry for the last 4+ years and having not gotten out of it what I expected from the business and from myself. A few months ago I sat down and realized that I needed to re-evaluate where I was professionally and where I wanted to be in the years to come. That reality hit me as hard as a brick wall, I realized I was not where I wanted to be and to be honest, I was miles from where I needed to be. I now have a child on the way and I need to man up and take care of them, but how do I get it done in this market? How do I get the break I need, do I make it myself or is there someone out there willing to help me? is everything I say to myself and to others an excuse or reality? Is it that hard to stop what you have been doing for the better part of 10 years, Sales, and completely move to another field and start from scratch? I am finding out first hand that it is for sure, but I am not sure if its me or the market which is why i am writing to you'll. For you my readers, this is not meant to be depressing at all, this is uplifting, this a battle, a journey that I want you all to share with me about my battle with life and the pursuit of Happiness, not to steal the title from the guy Will Smith played in the movie...
I want all of you out there to know that all is good, no all is great in life in general. We are alive and well, most of us that is, and even the ones that are sick, they are still alive and fighting. We should all draw inspiration from those fighting deadly diseases, from Children to adults, each and everyone of us could be in a worse situation and we need to understand that everyday we wake up on the right side of the dirt. We are humans, we are built to be tested and our resolve shows during each and every one of those tests. We need to continue to fight for the greater good, fight for what we each believe in and for what we want. Live each day of your life like it is your last, make every decision with smarts & grace. Always love the ones you are with or those who have gone way to young or early in life. Always remember their fight and determination while they were alive, hold onto the memories and use them as fuel to light your own fire. To end this, Always remember that you do not have to settle, you can fight to be better, you can be whomever you want to be.... I thank you all for reading my ramblings and I hope I was able to enlighten you a bit.. I look forward to any and all comments you might have.. Thanks
E-NO Out....
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